Cell-Mediated Immunity
This third part of a series about different arms of the immune response looks at the cell-mediated immune response.
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How Antibody Mediated Immunity Helps Fight Disease
This fourth part of a series on focuses on antibody mediated immunity and how it affects the way your body fights foreign bodies.
Continue ReadingInnate and Adaptive Immunity
This first part of a series about different arms of the immune response looks at the innate and adaptive immune responses.
Continue ReadingLearn About the Types of Antibodies the Immune System Uses to Combat Infectious Organisms
This fifth part of a series about different arms of the immune system responds to different types of antibody particles, and their functions.
Continue ReadingNothing But the Facts About the Constellation Cancer, One of the Constellations of the Zodiac
The constellation Cancer is a rather dark and unspectacular member of the Zodiac, but some of the objects within it are more interesting than they …
Continue ReadingRalph: The World's First Cloned Rat
To many they’re vermin, and less salubrious neighbourhoods can be overcome by them. So it might seem strange that scientists would want to …
Continue ReadingRead About Cc: The World's First Ever Cloned Cat
When the world’s first cloned cat appeared in 2002, headline writers were jumping for joy. The phrase ‘copy-cat’ turned up in …
Continue ReadingT Cell Development and Function
This second part of a series about different arms of the immune response looks at T cell development and the function of the various types of T cells.
Continue ReadingFacts on the Aries Constellation: The Brightest Star of Aries, Size, Visibility, Mythology, and Astrology
It’s not the showiest constellation in the Zodiac, but Aries carried some deep significance for past cultures. It’s also got some features …
Continue ReadingHow Were Galaxies Discovered? Beyond the Milky Way
At the beginning of the 20th century, astronomers believed that our Milky Way was “the universe”—except two mavericks who insisted some objects were …
Continue ReadingPrometea: The World's First Cloned Horse
Unveiled in Italy in 2003, Prometea was the world’s first cloned horse. The female foal was the only one to survive to birth out of 841 embryos …
Continue ReadingThe World's First Cloned Dog: Snuppy - Info on Animal Cloning
Snuppy, the world’s first cloned dog was created by South Korean scientists in 2005. In May 2008 the Afghan hound became a father after a …
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